1. Discuss this with your group at your table;
2 family traditions that your family has

2. Geography of The United States of America

3. EQ
Which of the 5 parts of Geography affect human existence the most?

4. What does Geography mean?
Geo- Earth
Graphy- The study of
The scientific study of the Earth's surface and its various climates, countries, peoples, and natural resources. The physical characteristics, especially the surface features, of an area.

5. 5 parts to Geography

6. Location Absolute Location- longitude and latitude (GPS coordinates)
Relative Location- describes where a certain area is in relation to another area
What is your relative position in the Junior High?
Room 215, Mr. Dexter’s room, 2nd floor of MHJH

7. Place Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics
Plants, animals, weather and anything that makes it different than other places.
Example- Mountain Home has a consistent air flow
Human Characteristics
Diversity, language, architecture, arts and anything that applies to the human side of the place
Example- Mountain Home has a military influence because of the MHAFB

8. Region Parts of the planet, a country, a state or cities
Each region has shared characteristics
Politics, climate, language and religion are some examples
If we consider each state their own region what is a characteristic of Idaho?

9. NORTHWEST
NORTHEAST
MIDWEST
WEST
SOUTHEAST
SOUTHWEST

10. Movement The Shifting of people, goods, and ideas
Technology has become huge in the movement of ideas
National Parks track the number of people that visit.
Interstates were built to transport military supplies from the East to the West and North to the South

12. Human-Environment Interaction
How people interact with the environment around them
The building of a dam or a bridge are great examples
Pollution of the oceans (BAD)

14. Paragraph writing assignment
Of these 5 aspects of geography, which has affected human existence the most?